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An interesting article about the aggressive work of Godzilla's lawyers to protect the Tokyo monster from unauthorized use of him name and image. Toho have stomped on bands, blogs, wineries and Yankee Stadium vendors, not to mention the likes of Warner Bros, Honda Motors and even the owners of the read more »
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Good news for those of us not able to read enough Japanese to search Japanese music sites. We should soon be able to find japanese artists on YouTube legally even if a lack of rights to a video means we have to minimize the window to avoid watching the lipsyncing diva who put it up lol! (I'll neve read more »
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It seems anime distribution company Kadokawa are taking a different view of fan anime to most entertainment companies, happy to see them as a kind of viral marketing which works for rather than against them (which, I'm sure, is the intent of the fans). Not the first time anime has taken the lead i read more »
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A new plan is in the works in the Japanese government. The plan suggests to add a 100 yen (95 cents) tax to digital devices such as MP3 players, DVR's and such. The revenues from the tax will be passed on to artists. read more »
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